Franklin County Junior Golf Tour crowns 2013 champions

FAYETTEVILLE — It took an extra hole, but Waynesboro's Tyler Bricker ultimately managed to defend his title on Thursday at Penn National's Founders Course.

On an afternoon that started under dreary skies before giving away to bright sunshine, Bricker birdied the first playoff hole against Andrew Peterson to claim the Franklin County Junior Golf Tour's Burke Division championship for the second straight summer.

The soon-to-be senior at Waynesboro matched Peterson's round of 80 through regulation, with Peterson missing a short putt on the 18th green that would have closed the deal.

Given the opportunity, Bricker took advantage, capping the rally in fitting fashion.

Zaen Miller shot 87 to finish third in the boys' 16-18 age group while Jordan Shaffer edged both Nick Franki and Jacob Suder by one stroke to win the Gontz Division crown (boys 13-15).

Shaffer's 79 served as the lowest 18-hole score of any of Thursday's championship qualifiers.

Franki, who will be a sophomore at Waynesboro this fall, and Suder both carded 80.

Olivia Wallace was sharp on the girls' side, shooting 84 to win the Kacy Straub Division title over Greencastle's Ellie Kotrady (94).